13 Ways To Prevent Parental Kidnapping

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com An ounce of protection can help ward off a lifetime of sorrow and frustration. The key in preventing parental kidnapping is to put protections and interventions in place that will prevent the child abduction from ever happening in the first place. Here are 13 …

Parental Kidnapping Warning Signs

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com There are certain behaviors that a divorced dad should be aware of that may indicate an increased risk of parental kidnapping in a divorce and child custody case.

Parental Kidnapping Laws

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 children are abducted by a parent. Almost half of these kidnapped children were taken across state lines by their abducting parent and concealed, with the intent of keeping them for an indefinite period of time …

Social Scientists Agree With The Shared Parenting Trend

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com In an academic paper, social scientists at Arizona State University discussed and made conclusions on two universally conflicted issues facing family law courts and policy makers today on the issue of shared parenting: Is the quantity or the quality of parenting time more important …

Custody Relocation Case Study: A Judge’s Ruling on Moving Out Of State

By Nancy Shannon Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer A child custody relocation case, where one parent wishes to move out of state with the child, typically involves a trial where the left-behind parent can make a case for why the other parent should not be allowed to relocate with the …

Ex Won’t Force Children To Play Sports

Question: My ex-wife has legal custody and will not push my obese daughter into playing sports or engaging in other extracurricular activities that could vastly improve her health and self-esteem. My child’s doctor also says he is not concerned and that she will grow out of her “baby fat” but …

Helping Children Through a Divorce

While divorce causes great upheaval in the lives of the two people who are separating, it is also imperative to remember what kind of trauma it can be be to young children. Whether your divorce is taking place in New York or Los Angeles, you’ll find that some factors remain …

The Importance Of The Involved Divorced Dad

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com Divorced dads who maintain an active role in their children’s lives reap the benefits now and later on. Even out-of-state dads with limited parenting time are still far better for a child than not having a father in the picture at all. With roughly …

Why Kids Need Their Dad

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com “Fatherhood turns out to be a complex and unique phenomenon with huge consequences for the emotional and intellectual growth of children.” There is a large body of evidence pointing to the importance of a father in a child’s life. Children with two married parents …

Family Law: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

By Robert Ferrer Archivist and Principle Researcher, University of Illinois The Good The input of Social Science is beginning to be taken seriously by Family Law. This is important since law is inherently regressive. It relies on past case law to inform current rulings. The guiding principle of Family Law …